heretical

  • 11heretical — [[t]hɪre̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ A belief or action that is heretical is one that most people think is wrong because it disagrees with beliefs that are generally accepted. I made the then heretical suggestion that it might be cheaper to design new… …

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  • 12heretical — heretic ► NOUN ▪ a person believing in or practising heresy. DERIVATIVES heretical adjective heretically adverb …

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  • 13heretical — also heretic adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or characterized by heresy 2. of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards ; unorthodox • heretically adverb …

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  • 14heretical — heretically, adv. hereticalness, n. /heuh ret i keuhl/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy. [1375 1425; late ME < ML haereticalis. See HERETIC, AL1] Syn. unorthodox, unconventional, dissident, radical. * * * …

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  • 15heretical — adjective /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/ (of ideas or views) contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion; (especially views contrary to established teachings of the Roman Catholic church) but also contrary to other denominations Syn: unorthodox See Also: heretic,&#8230; …

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  • 16heretical — Synonyms and related words: Albigensian, Arian, Bohemian, Catharist, Donatist, Ebionitist, Erastian, Gnostic, Jansenist, Jansenistic, Jovinianist, Jovinianistic, Lollard, Manichaean, Monophysite, Monophysitic, Montanist, Montanistic, Pelagian,&#8230; …

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  • 17heretical — he|re|ti|cal Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 18heretical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. skeptical, unorthodox, apostate; see atheistic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unorthodox, infidelic, nonconforming, unbelieving, freethinking, heterodox, impious, schismatic, heathen. ANT.: orthodox, faithful …

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  • 19heretical — he·ret·i·cal || hɪ retɪkl adj. of or pertaining to heresy; unorthodox, radical, dissident …

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  • 20heretical — a. Heterodox, schismatic, schismatical, sectarian …

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